Flying with the vintage WWII stunt team that just buzzed Atlantic City
Pilots line up to join the Geico Skytypers, despite the possibility of crashes.
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Yalla…you there? Philly’s only Arab arts fest sees drop after ‘positive’ messaging
This Labor Day weekend, YallaPunk focuses on celebration over discrimination.
Philly just got its first female police commissioner — 45 years after top cop used ‘God’s wisdom’ to keep women off the force
The 1970s PPD was wary of hormones, bad bones and gullibility.
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Philly’s female cops sue police department over civil rights abuses every other month, records show
The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.
Philly entrepreneurs crowdfunded $50k to save a neighborhood farm
Stewards want Life Do Grow to become a ‘trampoline’ for local start-ups.
City Hall newbies tap campaign staffers for top jobs
One soon-to-be deputy came under fire for shoddy consulting work this year.
5 great Philly fried chicken sandwiches to eat instead of Popeye’s
Go taste the hot new offering, sure — then pivot to these local favorites.
Step-by-step: How Philly’s overdose prevention site will work
From entry and observation to “motivational moment” and referral.
Philly’s first woman police commissioner brings distinguished career — and disciplinary record
Christine Coulter, the city’s new interim top cop, was implicated in a 1990s police beating.
Philly’s police commissioner resigns after lawsuit alleging affair with officer
Former Commissioner Ross is accused of ignoring harassment claims as retribution for a fizzled love affair.